Adam Dickson. By Thomas Mason. (D. Bryce and Son, Glasgow.)—There
are in this book some very charming touches of Scotch character and manners among the middle class which form such a striking element in an old country town. Adam Dickson's adventures with the journalist are full of a humour and a point which are all the more effective from contrast. Andrew Gordon, the adopted father of Adam, is a typical character, stern, strong, earnest, and religious, with its somewhat sombre gravity relieved by a deep affection for his foster-child. The other characters are all different as they are all good. The eccentric journalist, the companion of the prodigal Adam's wanderings, is a most refreshing character, not to say the best in the book. Adam himself, the prodigal, is of course somewhat weak, and has few redeeming qualities; yet, having, we suppose, a certain Scotch solidity, he, too, in time becomes a sober and industrious citizen.
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